Glenbrook South won the Hersey invite Saturday, defeating the hosts, 25-19, 25-19, in the championship match to improve to 24-1. SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Tuesday, May 2 resultsAlthoff Catholic def. Edwardsville 25-17, 25-14Althoff Catholic (18-4 overall).Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-16, 25-15Barrington (19-4 overall, 6-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (6 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 block), Eli Rodda (1 kill, 1 block, 4 digs), Quinn Kozak (8 kills), Carste...
Friday, April 21 results
JuniorTyrus Cloat (11) drives the ball betwene a pair of defenders during Oswego East's 25-21, 25-18 victory over visiting Oswego on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday. April 21 resultsElgin Academy def. Harvest Christian Academy 25-8, 25-20Elgin Academy (11-3 overall): Kaden Saurer (13 kills, 6 aces, 3 digs), Kyle Saurer (15 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), Tayten Wilder (3 aces, 1 kill, 1 block), Liam Shackleton (2 aces, 2 blocks), AJ Ireland (2 kills).Stevenson def. Notre Dame 25-18, 25-14Stevenson (17-5 overall, 3-0 in the Nort...
Mother knows best, O’Fallon does the rest; Lyons Township, Barrington advance
Sam Levinson and Lyons Township defeated Downers Grove North Tuesday at Oswego to advance to the IHSA quarterfinals Friday at Hoffman Estates. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) At Lincoln-Way WestMother knows best.So, when Camryn Sheehan woke up not feeling well this morning, his mom, Amy Sheehan, knew what to do to get him better. After all, she had a personal stake in his health. Not only as his mom, but as his coach on the O'Fallon boys' volleyball team.It worked. Sheehan smacked a team-high 12 kills, many of them in a key second-set bu...
Presenting the final 2023 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Ultimate B18 Gold (far court) finished 13th in the 18 Open division at the 50th AAU Boys National Championships in Orlando, Florida, behind 6-7 outside hitter Tyler Tharpe (Whitney Young), who is headed to Ohio State in the fall. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe boys’ club season ended a little over a week ago, but the start of another season is just around the corner.So, what did we learn from the past year?There are strong rising senior and junior classes in Illinois, but the time lost to COVID has sig...
Friday, September 1 results
Batavia is scheduled to compete in the tournament Saturday at Jacobs. Friday, September 1 results (updated 2:35 p.m., Tuesday, September 5) At Oregon Genoa-Kingston def. Lena-Winslow 25-13, 25-18Genoa-Kingston def. Forreston 25-17, 25-13Genoa-Kington (4-1 overall, 0-0 in the Big Northern Conference): Alayna Pierce (26 kills), Hannah Langton (27 digs), Alivia Keegan (26 kills, 28 assists, 1 block, 11 digs, 1 ace), Mia Wise (3 aces).Genoa-Kingston coach Keith Foster: “Today was the start of a two-day tournament and we started it ver...
Saturday, May 13 results
Plainfield East's Kendall Killins (2) and Timothy Bannon (27) go up to block Bolingbrook's Tristan Caminar during early morning action at the Willowbrook Invitational on Saturday. PLainfield East finifth third, Bolingbrook took fifth. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, May 13 resultsAt Willowbrook Joliet Catholic def. Glenbard South 25-19, 25-20 (championship)Joliet Catholic (24-7 overall, 6-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Luke Pekol (11 kills), Zach Pekol (4 kills), Preston Buss (4 kills, 1 block), Carter Holbr...
Thursday, April 13 results
Six-foot-11 junior outside hitter Cole Hartke (19) and No. 2 seed Barrington went 2-0 in pool play Thursday at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic. SHOP OUTLET ITEMS FOR UP TO 40% OFF AT WILSON! HTTPS://WILSON.SJV.IO/C/2340877/1616671/9003 Thursday, April 13 resultsDowners Grove North def. Benet Academy 26-24, 25-21Benet Academy (7-3 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Dom Krzeczkowski (5 kills, 2 aces), Thomas Galbraith (4 kills), Aris Maurukas (2 kills), Reed Hefley (6 assists), Jacob Olejnik (6 assis...
Lincoln-Way East thrives, Barrington survives on day one of the Tiger Classic
Joey Glennon (14) and Lincoln-Way East went 2-0 at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic on Thursday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe top seeds were dropping like flies Thursday on day one of the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic.Sets, not matches.Top-seeded Lincoln-Way East (10-1) was the only one of the four top seeds in action Thursday to avoid dropping a set, sweeping Oswego, 25-17, 25-20, and St. Charles North, 25-18, 25-16, to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals beginning at 9:00 a.m....
Oak Park-River Forest’s ‘redemption tour’ begins at York summer league
Oak Park-River Forest, led by Grace Nelson (11) and Kinsey Smith (4), won the York summer league tournament Monday. https://youtu.be/qerVsnXPrUo By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s only summer, but …The Oak Park-River Forest redemption tour began in earnest Monday night.“The girls were disappointed with their with their finish last season,” said Oak Park-River Forest coach Kelly Collins, whose 27-10 team was defeated by Mother McAuley, 25-15, 25-15, in a sectional semifinal at Lyons Township a little more than 15 months ago.“The...
The time is now at Oak Park, move to 4A won’t wow Nazareth; more ’23 previews
Oak Park-River Forest figures to be one of the best teams in Class 4A this season behind Kansas-bound outside hitter Grace Nelson and Davidson College recruit setter Kinsey Smith. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Illinios girls high school volleyball season begins in earnest in just a few days, and today Illprepvb.com continues its annual series of previews of the teams, players and coaches whose ultimate goal is a trip to Redbird (now CEFCU) Arena on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.Here is nearly everything yo...